Position: D ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 7, 1977 in Calgary, Alberta
Draft: Vancouver, 6th round (144th overall), 1995 NHL Entry
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1998-99 | 22 | VAN | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 60 | 11:58 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | VAN | NHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 | 189 | 10:31 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | VAN | NHL | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 7.0 | 833 | 16:01 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | VAN | NHL | 66 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 116 | 6.9 | 1255 | 19:01 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | VAN | NHL | 81 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 12 | -15 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 167 | 4.2 | 1758 | 21:42 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | VAN | NHL | 80 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 173 | 5.8 | 1754 | 21:56 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 68 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 8 | -13 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 133 | 1.5 | 1586 | 23:20 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | NYI | NHL | 57 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 8 | -9 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 121 | 1.7 | 1344 | 23:35 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | LAK | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 242 | 22:02 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 64 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 131 | 3.8 | 1297 | 20:16 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | LAK | NHL | 44 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 3.8 | 929 | 21:06 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3.7 | 368 | 18:25 |
| 2007-08 | 31 | CHI | NHL | 58 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 1.8 | 1178 | 20:18 |
| 2008-09 | 32 | CHI | NHL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 318 | 13:49 |
| 2009-10 | 33 | CHI | NHL | 73 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.1 | 1085 | 14:52 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | TOT | NHL | 71 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 4.5 | 1160 | 16:21 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | ATL | NHL | 59 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 5.0 | 970 | 16:26 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | MTL | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 191 | 15:54 |
| Career | NHL | 659 | 44 | 174 | 218 | 70 | 32 | 309 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 109 | 6 | 59 | 956 | 4.6 | 12473 | 18:56 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1998-99 | 22 | VAN | NHL | 5 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 1999-00 | 23 | VAN | NHL | 18 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | VAN | NHL | 52 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 1.10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | VAN | NHL | 66 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.67 | 1.76 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 73 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| 2002-03 | 26 | VAN | NHL | 81 | 0.09 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 2.06 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 94 | 41 | 71 | 3 | -15 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
| 2003-04 | 27 | VAN | NHL | 80 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 2.16 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 17 | 94 | 32 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 7.9 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | TOT | NHL | 68 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.12 | 1.03 | 1.96 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 71 | 29 | 96 | 41 | -13 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | NYI | NHL | 57 | 0.04 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.13 | 1.12 | 2.12 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 66 | 27 | 79 | 31 | -9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | LAK | NHL | 11 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.55 | 1.09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | -4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 64 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 2.05 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 64 | 15 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | LAK | NHL | 44 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 2.36 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 50 | 11 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2006-07 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 20 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.50 | 1.35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 2007-08 | 31 | CHI | NHL | 58 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 0.48 | 0.97 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 47 | 5 | 58 | 25 | 9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 2008-09 | 32 | CHI | NHL | 23 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 6 | -4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 2009-10 | 33 | CHI | NHL | 73 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.47 | 0.66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 3 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | TOT | NHL | 71 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.62 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 76 | 39 | 6 | -0.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | ATL | NHL | 59 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.68 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 65 | 37 | 7 | -0.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | MTL | NHL | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Career | NHL | 659 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 1.45 | 48 | 185 | 233 | 77 | 594 | 148 | 569 | 155 | 32 | 13.7 | 27.2 | 40.9 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 2000-01 | 24 | VAN | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 76 | 19:05 | |
| 2001-02 | 25 | VAN | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 149 | 24:45 | |
| 2002-03 | 26 | VAN | NHL | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 | 316 | 22:33 | |
| 2003-04 | 27 | VAN | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 167 | 23:55 | |
| 2006-07 | 30 | VAN | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 | 217 | 19:44 | |
| 2009-10 | 33 | CHI | NHL | SC | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | 407 | 18:30 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | MTL | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 104 | 14:51 | |
| Career | NHL | 1 | 71 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | -2 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 4.1 | 1436 | 20:14 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1992-93 | 16 | Saskatoon Legionnaires | SMHL | 36 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 95 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 17 | Saskatoon Blazers | SMHL | 34 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 180 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 17 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 18 | 2 Teams | WHL | 63 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 18 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 18 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 41 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 87 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 62 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 109 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 76 | 10 | 33 | 43 | -4 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 217 | 4.6 | |||
| 1998-99 | 22 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 53 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -33 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 6.9 | |||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 50 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 3.9 | |||
| 2000-01 | 24 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |||
| 2011-12 | 35 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | AHL | 182 | 26 | 79 | 105 | -26 | 196 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 514 | 5.1 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | KHL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | SMHL | 70 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 275 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WHL | 207 | 35 | 120 | 155 | 279 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1994-95 | 18 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WHL | 19 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Thru 12 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Brent Sopel | 7.9 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Jack Portland | 91.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Paul Mara | 91.5 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Greg de Vries | 91.1 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Alexander Karpovtsev | 90.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 90.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | |
| Al Shields | 89.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | |
| Arnie Brown | 89.9 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Wally Stanowski | 89.6 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Robyn Regehr | 88.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Joe Reekie | 88.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Brent Sopel | 7.9 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Jack Portland | 91.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | |||
| Paul Mara | 91.5 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| Alexander Karpovtsev | 90.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Rick Lapointe | 90.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | ||
| Greg de Vries | 90.1 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Al Shields | 89.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Arnie Brown | 89.9 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Wally Stanowski | 89.6 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | |||
| Robyn Regehr | 88.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Gaston Gingras | 88.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | -0.1 | |||
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Championships
2010 Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against |
August 3, 2005: Traded to NY Islanders by Vancouver for NY Islanders' 2nd round choice (later traded to Anaheim - Anaheim selected Bryce Swan) in 2006 Entry Draft, August 3, 2005.
February 26, 2006: Traded to Vancouver by Los Angeles for Anaheim's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Los Angeles selected Wayne Simmonds) in 2007 Entry Draft and and Vancouver's 4th round choice (later traded to Buffalo - Buffalo selected Justin Jokinen) in 2008 Entry Draft, February 26, 2006.
March 8, 2006: Traded to Los Angeles by NY Islanders with Mark Parrish for Denis Grebeshkov and Jeff Tambellini, March 8, 2006.
October 3, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, October 3, 2007.
June 24, 2010: Traded to Atlanta by Chicago with Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin and New Jersey's 1st (previously acquired, Chicago selected Kevin Hayes) and 2nd (previously acquired, Chicago selected Justin Holl) round choices in 2010 Entry Draft, June 24, 2010.
February 24, 2011: Traded to Montreal by Atlanta with Nigel Dawes for Ben Maxwell and Montreal's 4th round choice (later traded back to Montreal - Montreal selected Olivier Archambault) in 2011 Entry Draft, February 24, 2011.
July 29, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Novokuznetsk (KHL), July 29, 2011.
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